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April 20, 2012 | Author: SoCalGal
As the economy continues to slowly improve and springtime turns to summer, many Americans are starting to plan their summer vacations. Some renew their passports and look overseas for adventure, while others consider exploring the remarkable diversity of [Read more]
Posted in: Budget Travel, Destinations | 9 comments
April 2, 2012 | Author: SoCalGal
It's hard out there for an environmentally aware high-end traveler. Armed with the desire, and the means, to travel in style - yet also armed with the knowledge that disproportionate amounts of nonrenewable natural resources are used for the leisure of luxury [Read more]
Posted in: Travel News, Travel Tips | 10 comments
January 30, 2012 | Author: SoCalGal
It's no secret that one of The Vacation Gals' travel passions is a dolphin and whale watching cruise. From seeing orcas breech in Alaska, to fin whales and dolphins surfacing along the coast of California, to humpback whales seemingly showing off for whale [Read more]
Posted in: Travel News | 19 comments
February 1, 2011 | Author: SoCalGal
This is news - soon we can cruise Alaska's Inside Passage with Disney Wonder, one of Disney's fleet of high-end cruise ships. Now, cruise vacations are not often compatible with authentic travel experiences -- big "floating hotels" that take passengers from [Read more]
Posted in: Cruises, Family Travel, Travel News | 5 comments
December 31, 2010 | Author: SoCalGal
Southeast Alaska cruises are wonderful travel experiences; one wish The Vacation Gals have for the New Year is that everybody who wants to explore Alaska this way, can do so. The funniest coincidence that The Vacation Gals as a whole experienced this past year [Read more]
Posted in: Cruises, Family Travel | 11 comments
September 3, 2010 | Author: ColoradoGal
This summer has been a whirlwind of wonderful travel for all three of The Vacation Gals -- and honestly, we wouldn't have it any other way. Whether we're vacationing with friends, our spouses, each other (!) or our kids, we love to explore new places and enjoy [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Family Travel, Girlfriend Getaways, Romantic Getaways | 3 comments
August 25, 2010 | Author: ColoradoGal
My family has just returned from an incredible 7-day Holland America cruise of Alaska's Inside Passage and Glacier Bay National Park. This trip, which began and ended in Vancouver, Canada, held a lot of firsts for us. For my husband, kids and I, it was our [Read more]
Posted in: Cruises, Family Travel | 11 comments
August 4, 2010 | Author: SoCalGal
Here's a video of a brown bear sighting in Ford's Terror, in the Endicott Arm fjord/Tracy Arm-Ford's Terror Wilderness area of southeast Alaska. Guests of the Fantasy Cruises' small ship cruise through Alaska's Inside Passage saw several brown bears; our [Read more]
Posted in: Cruises | 3 comments
August 3, 2010 | Author: SoCalGal
Travelers to southeast Alaska may wonder about what there is to see and do in Sitka. Sitka is the fourth most populous city in Alaska, with interesting travel activities, but it's really more of a maritime town. Now, Alaska is a huge state; three Californias [Read more]
Posted in: Budget Travel, Destinations, Romantic Getaways | 1 comment
July 23, 2010 | Author: SoCalGal
Glacier calving pictures and videos show images of Earth's changing surface. Alaska small cruise ship vacations are excellent ways to experience the Inside Passage, and glacier tours are even more interesting with glacier calving that can be captured in [Read more]
Posted in: Cruises, Destinations, Romantic Getaways | 6 comments
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